Role Name: AWS / API lead and Architect

Location: Mississauga, Hybrid

Experience

10+ Years of IT Experience with 5+ years in AWS Cloud Architecture and 5+ years in API Design, Integration, and Microservices Architecture.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled AWS API Lead Architect to lead the architecture, design, governance, and implementation of enterprise API and cloud-native solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AWS services, API management platforms, microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and integration technologies. This role will drive API strategy, establish governance frameworks, and provide technical leadership across multiple enterprise initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

API Architecture & Strategy

- Define and drive enterprise API strategy, standards, and best practices.
- Design scalable, secure, and reusable RESTful, GraphQL, and event-driven APIs.
- Establish API governance, lifecycle management, versioning, and security standards.
- Create API reference architectures and reusable integration patterns.
- Lead API-first transformation initiatives across business domains.
- Perform architecture reviews and ensure compliance with enterprise standards.

AWS Cloud Architecture
- Design and implement cloud-native solutions using AWS services.
- Build highly available, scalable, and resilient architectures.
- Design hybrid and multi-cloud integrations where applicable.
- Define infrastructure automation and cloud deployment strategies.
- Establish disaster recovery and business continuity architectures.

Microservices & Integration
- Design and architect microservices-based applications.
- Develop service mesh and container orchestration strategies.
- Define synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns.




- Implement event-driven architectures leveraging AWS messaging services.
- Collaborate with application teams to modernize legacy integrations.

API Management & Integration Platforms
- Lead implementation and administration of:

- Amazon API Gateway
- Apigee
- MuleSoft
- Kong
- Azure API Management (preferred)
- Define API cataloging, monitoring, throttling, and analytics standards.
- Establish developer portal and API onboarding processes.

Security & Compliance
- Define API security frameworks using:

- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect
- JWT
- Mutual TLS
- AWS IAM
- Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct architecture risk assessments and security reviews.

DevOps & Automation
- Design CI/CD pipelines for API and cloud deployments.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Automate build, deployment, monitoring, and operational processes.
- Implement observability strategies including logging, tracing, and metrics.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Lead teams of architects, developers, and integration engineers.
- Partner with business stakeholders and product owners to define solutions.
- Mentor team members on AWS, API architecture, and integration best practices.
- Drive architecture governance boards and technical decision-making.

Required Qualifications

Education





- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

AWS Skills
- Solid experience with:

- AWS API Gateway
- AWS Lambda
- ECS/EKS
- EC2
- S3
- DynamoDB
- RDS
- SNS
- SQS
- EventBridge
- Step Functions
- CloudWatch
- IAM
- Secrets Manager
- CloudFormation
- API & Integration Technologies

- REST APIs
- GraphQL
- SOAP Web Services
- OpenAPI / Swagger
- Async APIs
- API Lifecycle Management
- API Security Standards
- Programming Languages

- Java
- Python
- Node.js
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Containerization & Orchestration

- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Amazon EKS
- Service Mesh (Istio preferred)
- DevOps & Automation

- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab CI/CD
- Azure DevOps
- Databases

- DynamoDB
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Aurora
- MongoDB
- Redis

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience implementing enterprise-scale digital transformation programs.
- Experience with Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Retail, or Telecommunications domains.
- Knowledge of serverless architecture and event-driven design patterns.
- Exposure to GenAI integration through APIs and cloud-native AI services.
- Experience with hybrid cloud and multi-cloud integration architectures.
- Familiarity with Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP).

Certifications (Preferred)
- AWS

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
- AWS Certified Developer Associate
- API & Integration

- Apigee Certified API Engineer
- MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect
- Kong Gateway Certifications
- Container & DevOps
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate

📌 AWS / API lead and Architect (Mississauga)
🏢 Lorven technologies
📍 Mississauga